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trolling the bolt which cooperates wit Patented May 23, 1933 UNITEDSTATES FRANK W. GUEST, OF BREMEBTON,

WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR 01 FIFTY PER CENT J. L. THOMAS, OF SEATTLE,WASHINGTON LOCK Application and January 12, 1932. Serial 1%. 588,209.

This invention aims toprovide novel means whereby the fuel tank of anautomobile may be'locked, to prevent means being provided for operatingand conh the cap of the tank, the construction being such that noalterations need be made in the cap,

to adapt it for cooperation with the bolt.

"It is within the province-of the disclosure to im rove generally and toenhance the utility 0 devices of that type to which the inventionappertains. 7

With the above and other objects in. view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what isclaimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

' In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is an elevation, showing-indie apart of an automobile on which the evice forming the subject matter ofthis applica tion has been mounted.

In Fig. 1 there is shown, a portion of the frame 1 of an automobile, thebase of the front seat being designated by the numeral 2, and thenumeral 3 marking the base of the rear. seat. The fgael tank, at therear end of the car, numeral 4, and carries a closure, removable fillingcap 5, held in tail; by threading enerally a place on the or otherwise.guide 6 is mounted on the top of the fuel tank 4, and extends lengthwiseof the car;

In the guide 6, a locking bolt 7 is mounted for right linereciprocation, the locking bolt, at its rear end, overhanging thefilling cap 5, so that the fillin cap cannot be removed, unless thelocking olt is advanced from the position shown in Fig. 1.

The lockin bolt 7 extends forwardly, into the base 3 of t e rear seat,and has its forward end pivotally connected at 8 with a rear lever 9,fulcrumed intermediate its ends, as shown at 10,upon anyaccessible-portion of the car.

the theft of fuel, novel the base the invention connection 12 is carriedrearwardly,

ca .versal of the operation alluded to of course diagrammatically, 1

is designated by the At its lower end, the lever 9 is pivoted at ationin guides 14, carried y end of a forward lever 16,-extended upwardlythrough The leverends,

the floor of thecar (not s own). 16 is fulcrumed intermediate its asshown at 17, on the front wall of 2 of the front seat, or on any otherconvenient portion of the car. The upper end of the lever gagement witha lock 18, on thefront wall of the base 2 of the front seat. 7 v 1 Inpractical operation, a person occupying the front seat can release thelock 18, thereby setting the lever 16 free. end of the lever 16 is.swung forwardly, the

the upr end-of the lever 9 is carried forwardly, and the locking therebysetting the filling 5 free. A rerestores the parts to the position ofFig. 1. When the lock 18 is engaged with the upper end of the lever 16,the'bolt 7 'is above the 16 is held, releasably, by en- The upper bolt 7is slid forwardly,

filling cap '5, the filling-cap cannot be re- I moved, and a pilferingof'fuel is impossible.

Although the operator of the car can lock the filling cap 5 againstremoval, he does not have to leave the car, seat, in order-to lock thefilling cap free, it being necessary, mere- 7 1y, for the driver of thecar to reach down,

unlock the lock 18, and swing the lever 16 on its fulcrum 17. This isconvenient at all times, but especially in bad weather, when theoperator does not wish to leave the car.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is In a vehicle edwith a base, base, a fuel tank movable closure for the fuel tank: aforwar having a front seat providbehindthe rear seat, and a or get outof the front I the filling cap 5 or set a rear seat providedxwith alever fulcrumed intermediate its ends on the car and accessible fordirect manipulation from a point immediately adjacent to the front wallof the base of the front seat, means for locking the upper end of theforward lever to the front-wall of the'base of the front seat, a rigidconnection extended backwardly below the bases of both seats, means forpivoting the forward end of the connection to the lower end of theforward lever, a rear lever fulcrlnned intermediate its ends onthe carand having its upper end housed in the base of the of the rear lever, alocking bolt closure and extended forwardly without the base of the rearseat of the rear seat, and means for forward end of the locking bolt endof the rear lever.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixedmy Sign! ture.

FRANK W. GUEST.

engaging the from a point into the base pivoting the to the upper

